the pelican flares to land on a branch with barely a bounce.
Crash / Landing [Haiku]
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Tag Archives: birds
Cold Sparrows by Yang Wanli [w/ Audio]
Hundreds of cold sparrows dive into the empty courtyard, cluster on plum branches and speak of sun after rain at dusk. They choose to gather en masse and kill me with noise. Suddenly startled, they disperse. Then, soundlessness.
NOTE: This translation from: Barnstone, Tony & Chou Ping. 2005. The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry. New York: Random House. p.422.
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Crow Cabal [Haiku]
three crows circled up.
their conversational look
makes me nervous.
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Bee-Eater [Senryū]
bee-eater sits still -- not searching, not flitting: worried of bee's plight?
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Grass Patch [Haiku]
Bird at Work [Haiku]
bird at work:
flitting branch to branch,
seeking perfect seeds.
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Water Walking [Haiku]
egrets & herons
stand on lily pads, only
sinking when stepping.
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Dead-Eyed [Haiku]
DAILY PHOTO: Kingfisher on a Riverbank
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Gull Prowl [Haiku]
gull on the prowl: wings move erratically, head methodically.
